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The worst part, to me, about the mobility of photography technology and social media is that a lot of people feel a compulsion to experience everything through
by kmfrk 16y ago
The worst part, to me, about the mobility of photography technology and social media is that a lot of people feel a compulsion to experience everything through a medium. If they attend a concert, they must experience it by snapping photos or videos - they completely forget to enjoy and experience the music and atmosphere by themselves.
I don't know if this stems from some innate "collector's eagerness" human trait or a desire to document and immortalize everything for posterity, but a lot of people tend to forget to enjoy things on their own, in the very moment.
I don't know if this is a gimmick some people just are guilty up, and which hasn't been directly created by technology, but it's a shame that a lot of people don't stop for a minute and take in the entire experience without any intermediate lens. Try to enjoy the sight and sound of Niagara Falls, before you try to figure out how to crop the vista and when to upload it to Flickr.
- macrael 16y agoThere is always a balance. I do too little to document, and often find myself wishing I had something to remember an event by.
- kmfrk 16y agoSure there is. If you love photography, you obviously have to geek out, but I imagine that good photographers are also capable of turning photographer mode on and off. And Mom needs to get a digital postcard at some point.
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- glhaynes 16y agoI dunno, maybe that's the way those people enjoy Niagara Falls.
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- georgieporgie 16y agoit's a shame that a lot of people don't stop for a minute and take in the entire experience without any intermediate lens My girlfriend used to complain like that about my habitual photography. Eventually, she noticed that my recall of all facets of events was far better than hers, which I directly attribute to the sharpening effect of thinking about framing, timing, etc.